Ekhaya lasebekhulile e-Omaha, e-USA, abesifazane asebekhulile abangaphezu kweshumi bahleli ephasishi bethatha ikilasi lokuzivocavoca, benyakazisa imizimba yabo njengoba kuyalelwe ngumqeqeshi.
Kane ngesonto, cishe iminyaka emithathu.
Ngisho noma emdala kunabo, uMqeqeshi uBailey naye uhleli esihlalweni, ephakamisa izingalo zakhe ukuze anikeze imiyalelo. Abesifazane asebekhulile baqala ukujikisa izingalo zabo ngokushesha, ngamunye ezama konke okusemandleni akhe njengoba umqeqeshi ayelindele.
UBailey ufundisa ikilasi lokuzivocavoca elithatha imizuzu engama-30 lapha njalo ngoMsombuluko, ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesine, nangoMgqibelo ekuseni.
Ngokusho kweWashington Post, uMqeqeshi uBailey, oneminyaka engu-102 ubudala, uhlala ngokuzimela ekhaya lasebekhulile lase-Elkridge. Ufundisa amakilasi okuzivocavoca ephasishi esitezi sesithathu kane ngesonto, futhi ubelokhu enza kanjalo iminyaka engaba mithathu, kodwa akakaze acabange ukuyeka.
UBailey, osehlale lapha iminyaka engaba ngu-14, uthe: "Uma sengikhulile, ngizothatha umhlalaphansi."
Uthe abanye babahlanganyeli abavamile banesifo samathambo, esinciphisa ukunyakaza kwabo, kodwa bangenza izivivinyo zokuzelula kalula futhi bazuze kukho.
Kodwa-ke, uBailey, ovame ukusebenzisa uhlaka lokuhamba, uthe ungumqeqeshi oqinile. "Bangihleka ngokuthi nginonya ngoba uma sizivocavoca, ngifuna bakwenze kahle futhi basebenzise imisipha yabo ngendlela efanele."
Naphezu kokuqina kwakhe, uma bengakuthandi ngempela, ngeke babuye. Uthe: "La mantombazane abonakala eqaphela ukuthi ngibenzela okuthile, futhi lokho kungenxa yami."
Ngaphambilini, indoda yayihlanganyela kulesi sifundo sokuzivocavoca umzimba, kodwa yashona. Manje sekuyisifundo sabesifazane kuphela.
Isikhathi sobhubhane saholela ekutheni izakhamuzi zivocavoce.
UBailey waqala leli klasi lokuzivocavoca umzimba lapho kuqala ubhubhane lwe-COVID-19 ngo-2020 futhi abantu babehlukaniswe emakamelweni abo.
Eseneminyaka engu-99, wayesemdala kunabanye abahlali, kodwa akazange ahlehle.
Uthe ufuna ukuhlala ematasa futhi ubelokhu ekulungele ukukhuthaza abanye, ngakho wamema omakhelwane bakhe ukuthi bangenise izihlalo ephasishi futhi benze izivivinyo ezilula ngenkathi begcina ukuqhelelana.
Ngenxa yalokho, izakhamuzi zakujabulela kakhulu lokhu kuzivocavoca, futhi zilokhu ziqhubeka nokukwenza kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
UBailey ufundisa leli klasi lokuzivocavoca elithatha imizuzu engama-30 njalo ngoMsombuluko, ngoLwesithathu, ngoLwesine, nangoMgqibelo ekuseni, ngokunwebeka cishe izikhathi ezingama-20 emzimbeni ongaphezulu nongaphansi. Lo msebenzi uphinde waqinisa ubungane phakathi kwabesifazane asebekhulile, abanakekelana.
Noma nini lapho kunosuku lokuzalwa lomhlanganyeli ngosuku lwekilasi lokuzivocavoca, uBailey ubhaka amakhekhe ukuze agubhe. Uthe kule minyaka, usuku lokuzalwa ngalunye luyisenzakalo esikhulu.
Isihlalo sabakhubazekile sikagesi sokuqeqesha ukuhamba sisetshenziswa ekuqeqeshweni kokuvuselelwa kwabantu abalele embhedeni futhi abanokukhubazeka kokuhamba kwezingalo ezingezansi. Singashintsha phakathi komsebenzi wesihlalo sabakhubazekile sikagesi nomsebenzi wokusiza ukuhamba ngokhiye owodwa, futhi kulula ukuwusebenzisa, uhlelo lwamabhuleki kagesi, ibhuleki elizenzakalelayo ngemva kokuyeka ukusebenza, liphephile futhi alikhathazeki.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-08-2023
